€649,000 has been awarded to community groups across County Clare under phase two of the Community Climate Action Programme. The funding supports 36 community-based organisations with locally led projects responding to climate change challenges. Clare County Council supports delivery in partnership with the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment as part of a national programme. Projects will run over the next 16 months and address one or more themes including community energy, food and waste, travel, shopping and recycling, and local climate and environmental action. Phase one included 23 Clare projects, such as Ennis Men’s Shed, which installed solar photovoltaic systems, polytunnels, rainwater harvesting infrastructure, and pollinator planting.
"Communities across County Clare have been awarded a total of €649,000 under phase two of the 'Community Climate Action Programme'. Supporting locally led projects that respond directly to the challenges of climate change, the programme funding will see 36 community-based organisations across Clare benefit."
"Clare County Council is supporting the delivery of these initiatives as part of a national programme designed to empower communities to work with their local authority in shaping low‑carbon, sustainable places, and contributing to national climate and energy targets."
"The successful Clare projects will be delivered over the next 16 months and will address one or more of the programme's five themes - community energy, food and waste, travel, shopping and recycling, and local climate and environmental action."
"The project completed by the Men's Shed included the installation of a solar photovoltaic system, a polytunnel, rainwater harvesting infrastructure and pollinator planting - demonstrating the practical and community‑led climate solutions the programme seeks to support."
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